SELF CARE – Powerful Study Motivation [2020]
how to use self-care write it down let
people see it don’t be ashamed because
everybody does it differently I want to
hear from you and I enjoy talking to
students and young adults because the
amount of pressure that young people
deal with is enough to make anyone want
to give up and quit I had a teacher
growing up that told me the future was
in my hands and not to mess it up
wow thanks teach as if I didn’t have
enough problems in my life already
there’s one video that you watch on
youtube today I hope it’s this because
I’m here to help you understand
self-care you want to live a happy and
healthy life you have to put yourself
first when you need it the most
regardless of the consequences that may
occur is better to lose your job lose
your partner fail your test or walk away
than it is to forget who you are the
reality is that even though we paint a
perfect picture of what our life should
look like it never turns out the way we
want it and that’s okay because it’s not
trying to avoid the storms that happen
in life but learning how to dance in the
rain and when all odds are against you
and everything’s a mess in two words
self-care because at the end of the day
you got to live with the choices you
make in life no one else it’s time we
start putting our best interest at the
top of our to-do list
physically it’s the activities you can
do that will help you with the stress in
your life financially it’s the money
you’re spending or the money you’re
saving
spiritually it’s your religion now
someone else’s religion your religion
mentally it’s how to control your
emotions or even handle regrets
relationships like your family your
friends time management what are you
wasting your time on your future what’s
your goals your plans and the dreams you
have your legacy what are you leaving
behind sacrifices what do you know you
need to do that you’re not doing and
self control what are your weaknesses
and how can you be better I’m here today
to help you understand self-care
self-care needs to be treated as a
priority and not a luxury we get caught
up in taking the heavy weight of
problems in life and forget to take care
of ourselves
and as you can tell everyone has
different levels of self-care and what
works for me might not work for you but
you got to keep trying let’s start with
financial self-care it’s that moment
when you just got paid and you know
you’re not trying to spend all your
money on that stupid thing you saw on
Facebook because everybody else has one
except you financial self-care is
knowing that just because you can buy it
doesn’t mean you should so you put your
extra savings away in the bank and it
becomes a habit
and then all of a sudden that’s all you
ever do is save your money and now
you’re back to the beginning you start
living a miserable life because before
you had a spending problem and now you
have a savings problem and maybe for you
financial self-care is going out and
finally buying something I think you
need to treat yourself these are
physical things we do and it’s all
self-care we need to start enjoying a
good meal or just going on a walk
playing with your pet or hitting the gym
these are physical self-care habits that
are important like practicing your yoga
skills are playing that new video game
sometimes it’s things like dusting off
that old skateboard or creating
something with your hands
what about mentally taking care of
yourself see that’s a tricky one because
no one in this entire world has the mind
and the thoughts that you have it’s
important that we take care of the
strongest muscle in our body and that’s
our brain decluttering your mind from
stress is difficult when we live busy
lives and knowing that you may need
medications you may need a therapist you
may need to take extra time from your
life for your mental health and that’s
okay let’s talk spiritual self-care
you’ve got meditation Christianity
Jehovah Mormon Buddhists monks Jewish
and just an overall connection with a
higher self knowing that there’s a
reason you were born knowing that you
have a purpose on this planet is
important because of when you think of
it like that things start to change
and now relationships who do you call
when you’re stressed out who’s there for
you when you’re breaking down they say
you are the average of the five people
you spend the most time with so choose
wisely who is going to enhance your
relationships self-care routine because
even if you have no one there the beauty
about relationships is that they can
blossom with a single conversation
sacrifice self-care is knowing what you
need to do but you’re not doing it you
know that you need to take better care
of your body you know that you need to
stop saying hurtful things about
yourself you know that you’re
overworking yourself in any day now you
might snap sacrifice for the things you
need to work on self-control self-care
what are your weaknesses and how can you
be better are you the type of person
that can’t help it when your friends are
inviting you out to party but you know
you should be studying and it’s hard to
have self-control to say no but saying
no can be the ultimate self-care routine
you have to learn to say no without
feeling guilty setting self-control
boundaries is healthy you can still be a
good person and say no you can still
have a kind heart and say no don’t let
people tell you otherwise at the end of
the day just make sure you’re not saying
no to yourself you do you walk away
cancel plans change your mind take a
break and most importantly stay true to
yourself
let’s talk time management who else has
checked their phone installed a 1%
battery life symbol yeah how fast are
you trying to send that last text
message just like your phone was on full
battery at the start of the day you
wasted it away watching cat videos well
your life has an expiration date a lot
of people are miserable because they
spend years of their life doing
something that they hate so take a risk
and make time for yourself
you’ve got goals and big plans that
you’ve been dreaming about and if you
don’t start heading in that direction
you’re gonna miss out forever
I don’t care how ridiculous your dream
is because you were given a vision just
like they laughed at Edison and how they
teased Elon this world breeds
extraordinary people from time to time
and you just happen to be one of them
you are what you leave behind in this
world how do you want to be remembered
it’s entirely up to you
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